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Management of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Management of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Public Health Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Quality Management Program Laboratory Services (QMP-LS) and health care providers are working together to understand and manage the incidence of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). This includes appropriate guidance for effective infection prevention and control (IPC) management practices, surveillance programs and guidance on laboratory processing, screening and reporting.

1. PHO Laboratory Recommendations for the Identification of CRE
2. Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee IPC best practice document: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions:  Annex A (Screening Testing and Surveillance for AROs in All Health Care Settings)
3. PHO Carbapenem-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Surveillance Form
4. CRE letter from the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, December 2011
5. Dec 12, 2011 PHO Webinar Presentation